An unintentionally hilarious example of liberal religious silliness in the Post today. A story by the paper’s deeply unimpressive religion reporter, Bill Broadway, discusses calls for changes in church governance, like more input from priests and laymen in the selection of bishops, a practice which exists in the eastern churches and is a matter of policy, not doctrine. As an illustration, the story quotes an active lay Catholic who expresses caution at changing the church’s traditions; he says, “When you start making decisions from the bottom up, it’s more like the Presbyterian church. If you want to be Presbyterian, be Presbyterian.” So, he’s a conservative, right? No, actually, “he supports abortion rights and same-sex marriages.” Let me get this straight — the basic questions of the beginning of human personhood and the sacrament of marriage are open for debate, but changes in the church’s management practices are unacceptable? Talk about missing the point.